Online Course Creation Porter's
Five Forces Analysis

You want instant access and full editability; download the files now and change text, ratings, and charts to match your course niche and client profile. The structure lets you swap examples, add evidence, and tune severity scores without reformatting-defintely fast to adapt for proposals or internal reviews.

Instant digital download

Fully editable Word and Excel

Ratable fields and charts

Replace examples with your details

The template covers all five forces-industry rivalry, buyer power, supplier power, substitutes, and new entrants-mapped specifically to online course creation dynamics like platform fees, creator competition, corporate buyers, and free learning substitutes. Each force includes drivers, pressure rating, and concise strategic moves you can act on today. Force-by-force clarity for decisions.

Industry rivalry among creators

Buyer power: enterprises and learners

Supplier power: platforms and talent

Substitutes: free resources and webinars

This analysis is tuned to online course markets-corporate training, professional development, and creator monetization in the US-so examples and drivers match common revenue and distribution models. Swap in your niche details for regional or vertical nuance; the template keeps relevance high and noise low. Industry fit cuts irrelevant noise.

Corporate L&D examples included

Creator economy factors highlighted

Pricing and channel drivers mapped

Regulatory and certification notes

Clean, professional formatting makes the output client-ready for reports or slide decks: short findings, headings per force, and visual ratings that copy into presentations without rework. Use the Word doc for narrative and the visuals for one-page summaries. Looks good in investor decks.

Clean headings and subheadings

Readable short findings

Color-coded force ratings

Exportable for slides

The template fits investor decks and business plans by framing competitive risks and defensibility succinctly and with evidence prompts you can cite. It turns qualitative forces into clear implications for revenue, CAC, and retention assumptions investors care about. Shows strategic thinking concisely.

Investor-friendly one-page summary

Risk and opportunity bullets

Supports financial assumptions

Use in pitch decks

Excel and Google Sheets versions include editable force ratings, auto-updating radar and bar charts, and summary dashboards so you can run scenarios and show sensitivity to rating changes. Change assumptions and visuals update instantly for quick board or investor follow-ups. Easy scenario testing and visuals.

Works in Excel and Sheets

Editable rating scales and formulas

Radar and bar charts included

Copy-paste into dashboards

Pre-written force narratives and recommended actions save hours of research and drafting-replace examples with your company facts and you're ready to brief stakeholders the same day. The structure guides evidence gathering so you work faster and focus on decisions. Cut analysis time dramatically.

Pre-written force narratives

Suggested mitigation actions

Example evidence points included

Plug-and-play structure

Built for consultants and analysts who need repeatable, client-ready outputs: modular sections, standard evidence prompts, and slide-ready visuals speed up engagements and keep quality consistent across projects. Use it as a baseline for audits and strategic reviews. Reuse across clients and sectors.

Client-ready deliverables

Modular sections for reuse

Fast turnaround for audits

Sources and evidence prompts

Ideal for MBA cases, class projects, and assignments-gives students a real-world tool to evaluate online course markets, compare distribution choices, and recommend strategic responses. Teaching notes and clear force definitions make grading and discussion simple. Teaches applied competitive analysis.

Case-study friendly layout

Teaching notes prompts included

Student-ready explanations

Grading-friendly clarity